As mentioned at the spring hunt and in the last newsletter, all Friends Board of Director (BOD) positions are up for re-election this year at the annual meeting before the festival. If you are interested in running for a position, you will need to send a short bio to the nominating committee. The "bio" should contain information about your number of years with the Friends, your contributions to the Friends or other clubs, and any other relevant information. The nominating committee will filter the applicants or solicit additional members (as necessary) and provide names to the general membership for election. If you are interested in running for a position, we hope that you meet the following criteria:
- you have an email address and monitor it regularly - this is critical
- you are an active member: meaning you volunteer currently and participate in more than just fossil hunts
- you are available to attend the spring and fall BOD meetings in Aurora
The positions are as follows:
President (1): Set direction for the club; interface with the BOD, and Museum Director; assign trip hunting spots and communicate / coordinate Friends trips; run the BOD meetings and the annual club meeting; produce Presidents column for every Friends newsletter; maintain the Friends By-Laws and Rules.
Vice President (1): provide input to the direction of the club; vote on club spending; bring issues to the BOD; acquire and coordinate speakers for the Annual Fossil Festival.
Directors (3): provide input to the direction of the club; vote on club spending; bring issues to the BOD; serve on special projects as requested by the President
Secretary (1): Maintain club membership information up to date; take meeting minutes for BOD meetings and the annual meeting; coordinate the annual audit; NOTE: the Secretary is currently a voting position that is elected. One of the rule changes being proposed is to change this to a non-voting, volunteer position (annual basis). If that change passes at the festival, the President will select a volunteer from among those who offer to run for the position.
If you are interested in running for any position, please send your bio to the club email address and it will be forwarded on to the nominating committee. The deadline for submission is Thursday, May 8th.